(1) Where the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office or an examiner is unable to perform any of his or her duties due to a natural disaster or other extenuating circumstances, procedures pending in the Korean Intellectual Property Office or the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board shall be suspended until such circumstance ceases to exist.
(2) Where any problem prevents a party from continuing procedures pending in the Korean Intellectual Property Office or the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office or an examiner may order the suspension of such procedures by decision.
(3) The Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office or an examiner may revoke his or her decision under paragraph (2).
(4) Where the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office or the presiding judge suspends procedures under paragraphs (1) and (2) or revokes his or her decision under paragraph (3), he or she shall notify the relevant party accordingly.